Aviation engines, design - construction - operation and repair; a complete, practical treatise outlining clearly the elements of internal combustion engineering with special reference to the design, construction, operation and repair of airplane power plants; also the auxiliary engine systems, such as lubrication, carburetion, ignition and cooling. It includes complete instructions for engine repairing and systematic location of troubles, tool equipment and use of tools, also outlines the latest mechanical processes (1917)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company · leaf 321
irectly to the fuselage engine supporting mem- 320 Aviation Engines bers. This will vary widely in form, but as a generalthing it is an approximately cylindrical member whichmay be divided either vertically or horizontally in twoor more parts. Airplane engine crank-cases are usuallymade of… … Fig. 140.—View of Thomas 135 Horse-Power Aeromotor, Model 8, ShowingConventional Method of Crank-Case Construction. great weight and low resistance to tensile stresses. Whereexceptional strength is needed alloys of bronze may beused, and in some cases where engines are produced inlarge quantities a…
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